{
  "id": 2280537,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 21, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-august-21-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-august-21-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Connections puzzle, Connections #1167, is not overly challenging for those familiar with the game. The game's objective is to identify common connections between 16 words, which are divided into four groups of four words each. Each group is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple being the most difficult. Players can rearrange and shuffle the board to make finding connections easier. The hint for today's categories is as follows: Yellow - Things Most Animals Need, Green - Calls to Begin a Performance, Blue - ___Kids, Purple - Once in a____.",
  "summary": "Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the \"common threads between words.\" How to solve the puzzle.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}